Saint Ymar of Reculver | |
|---|---|
| Martyr | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | c. 830 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
| Feast | 12 November |
Ymar of Reculver (died c.830) is anAnglo-Saxonsaint.
A Benedictine monk ofReculver, Ymar was killed byDanish warriors.[1] His name may be the source of thetoponymMargate.[2] A legend states that he had a dying wish to be buried in St Johns parish church in Margate. Sometime before 1407 the body of St Ymar was brought from Reculver, where he had been a monk, and buried inSt John the Baptist's church, Margate [Wikidata].[3] Tradition insists that an old stone coffin lid at that church is his.[4][5]
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